The Cecil Whig., 1887-06-11

as may come before YOU that wise and
iudic,ous consideration which their gray
ity demands at Your hands. \ our iirSJ
duty wlll be to fix the time oi holding a
state convention to nOmlnate canGIdate
tor governor. attorney general, and Tor
comptroller OF the treasury, aud provide
for the meeting of conventions IN the
various CountIes and the respective leglS
lative districts of the city OF BiitImUre
to choose delegates 10 the state couven
ton and select tue mCmbGrS OF the State
Central Z ,uninittee. Besides the state
ticket, "A number OF counties aud the
three legislative districts will respec-
lively choose Il senator, aud all OF the
counties and legislative districts Will
elect members of the House OF Delegates
and some oi the local offices, which must
be provided Tor. :
IL Is not necessary that | shoull remind
you OF the Importance OF the approaching
election, as this Is apparent to every
thoughtful mild. You are aware that
the Democratic party of the state, as no"
controlled, is an organized corruption;
that it maintained and upheld by sys-
tematic election frauds i'll the city Ui Bal
timore; that it is lnsoent and defiant, and
does not hesitate 10 force upon the city
deliberately continuation of corrupt
PARTISAN machine rule.
Il nail it as a favorable omen that deep
mutterlngs are heard from iniia, ntial aad
| b"iieye potential quarters, protesting
against THIS Stnrenduus wrong. | believe
We have an opportunity now to Shcc'as
fully au9uTate a movement that viii
ultimately wrest th!S city and the entire
state from the unholy EN- brace vi these
wicked men. Men of Maryland, | ask
you viii You have honest government
nclc? Wlll you Eave ecouumlcai govern
nent here? VIII you have pare politics
here? | tell you, this is the battle ground
tor deliverance, aud Ii the people ui the
counties will take this cons:ltlon oi
things i'll hand and say that tncy viii &c
sent this outrage by their vo;eS at home,
the InSolcut power ul the ring VIII melt
away before The moral iOrce OF the aveu
ger, and the honest men OF this city VIII
take fresh heart and struggle for d~li|er-
ance from such tyranny and oppression.
Do you realZa that good government Is
To be cured by the uulUA OF the great
middle ClaaSeS-the man who work, the
men Who pay the taxes, the men who
save, the NE who wait homes iuI their
wives aid their ch!ldreu-and the honest
methods, and the true progress for which
the 'pG blicau party has always stood,
and who viii stand with them. here an!
now, for true progress and pure politics?
We have heard much Of the Corruption
fund III politics. have understood that
the ring bosses have been running the
par Y polite, upoa the theory that men
Shouid be paIa ~ work 1t the polls; that
men should be paid TO distribute the
tickets; that men should be paid to dis
charge the ordinary and essential duties
uf citizenship. Have We not an inherit
..uca for wnICG ouG fathers fought and
secured all that liberty meant III ages
gone Gy? This is d 0lrthrlght and q pos
session. To vote is a duty, II privilege :;
Something to be proud OF. Refuse the
u.oney; 90 and work and vote, and com
tu:J and contentmeut will come to your
homes, and decency will prevail i'll the
administration of Your affairs; the poor
and do"h-trodden will be projected.
"wHAT KIND OF MEN Do YoU WANT
sent to the Legislature, to your constitu-
JlOnai convention, to Congress, and put
upon the bench? The ring man.sers
have the election machinery III their own
har,ia, and they propose to maku the
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undertake. /" say Ihe people, prospective
OF i'arty' look Tor something better
bil, Without pursuing 'he SuoJtcb
iurthei, tell YOU Ihere Is oat one way
to correct abuses III the Pplltics OF THIS
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